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TweetDeck: The Client King
By Mark Evans | December 8, 2008
For several months, I’ve been an enthusiastic Thwirl user; mostly because it was easy to open multiple Windows to keep eye on multiple Twitter accounts.
Thwirl, however, is going to take a backseat while I play with TweetDeck, which is fast becoming the client of choice for people who want a Twitter client on the desktop.
Created by Iain Dodsworth on Adobe’s AIR platform, TweetDeck is becoming popular because its interface provides user with a variety of views. You can, of course, see your live stream. As well, there are windows for messages from groups you’ve created, direct messages, replies to your Tweets and TwitScoop, which provides a snapshot of what’s currently hot on Twitter.
Some other Twitter clients worth checking out are Twitterific, which has a sweet iPhone application; Digsby, which only works on Windows; and Spaz.
For more on TweetDeck, check out The Next Web, while Daily Apps takes a stab at picking the best five Twitter clients.
Update: If you’re a Twhirl user, and looking for insight into how to use it, mintBlogger.com has a “Twhirl Guide for Beginners” post.
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